Not many will contradict me if I say that the works of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and sci-fi legend Isaac Asimov are especially noteworthy for their world-building, for conjuring up a specific universe that we are happy to be transported to time and time again. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that...
Jesusito Legaspi Jr., or JR, President of JBros Construction Corp., is not your typical real estate executive. It’s not even his age that separates him from the others but his infectious optimism. I met Legaspi during a precarious time -- the pandemic, where shaking of hands or face-to-face...
It is hard to encapsulate in words the magnitude, breadth, and ambition of a project such as Horizon Manila. Adjectives such as massive, colossal, or even grand do not do justice as this development is not only transforming a landscape, but changing the way we live and believe in the Filipino...
Aboitiz Construction on Wednesday, (May 26) announced it has finished the design and construction of Berth no. 4 for Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) in Panabo City, Davao del Norte. Â Â The DICT is one of the most modern ports in the country and the project is an extension of...
Will Canada become a major market for Filipino construction workers in the near future? Toronto, Canada (Photo by Alex Shutin Uhn / Unsplash) The prospect of that is promising, at least according to Rachel Zozobrado Nagayo, the Labor Attaché of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in...
Despite the pandemic, the Philippines is not slowing down its burgeoning construction activities, involving over 31,000 projects, but the industry needs to adopt more resilient building processes and systems to save on cost and minimize damage to investments. Vice Admiral Alexander Pama, AFP...
Actor Gerald Anderson has donated construction materials to support the operations of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) substation Botolan in Zambales. In a statement, the PCG said Anderson visited and brought some construction materials, such as cement, hollow blocks, and coco lumber to help...
The Philippine Constructors Association (PCA) has warned that the move to further open the domestic construction industry to foreign contractors could displace Filipino firms, especially the small players. PCA President Wilfredo Decena issued this warning amid a projected growth in the sector...
Megawide GMR Construction Joint Venture on Friday (January 22, 2021) officially handed over the P9. 36-billion Clark International Airport Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). After the symbolic...
From the country's fastest- growing industry, averaging 10 per cent growth per annum in the past five years, the construction sector contracted by 10 per cent in the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Incidentally, the pandemic year 2020 happens to be the 75th year anniversary of the Philippine...
To boost manpower hiring and livelihood opportunities in this pandemic times, Aboitiz Construction, Inc. (ACI) forged a tripartite partnership with social enterprise Asiapro Multi-purpose Cooperative and advocacy group Philippine Business Education (PBEd) to provide free technical vocational...
Engineering and infrastructure firm Megawide Construction Corporation reported a consolidated net loss of P918 million for the nine months of 2020, a 210 percent fall from the profit of P835.17 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the...
